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SEOUL, South Korea-Korean operator SK Telecom said it will launch commercial cdma2000 1X service in the fourth-quarter, using equipment from Samsung Electronics. Samsung and SK Telecom said the 1X system …

Hong Kong Cable & Wireless HKT Mobile Services and Nokia Corp. successfully completed their third-generation trials and the provision of a commercially available 43.2 kbps high-speed circuit switched data service …

HELSINKI, Finland-Sonofon became the first operator in Denmark to complete a General Packet Radio Service data call in its live Global System for Mobile communications network using Nokia Corp.’s GPRS …

HELSINKI, Finland-A unit of Finish operator Sonera reportedly was awarded the third Global System for Mobile communications license in the Moscow metropolitan area for $25 million. Sonic Duo, held 35 …

Time will tell if new prepaid plans offered by U.S. nationwide operators this year spur more growth in the wireless industry. Verizon Wireless plans to introduce a new nationwide prepaid …

LONDON-France Telecom is expected to make a $45 billion cash and stock bid for Orange plc early next week, according to international press reports. The French telecom company is reported …

Nortel Networks increased its presence in the European mobile-phone market last week, garnering a $700 million third-generation equipment contract with BT Cellnet in the United Kingdom and displacing several of …

MOSCOW-Mobile Telesystems, a leading Russian wireless carrier, said it is planning an initial public offering in the United States in late June. Analysts said the offering signals a recovery in …

MOROCCO-Motorola Inc. won a Global System for Mobile communications network expansion contract valued at $46 million from Moroccan operator Maroc Telecom covering the carrier’s evolution to a GSM 900 network. …

CAMPINAS, Brazil-Lucent Technologies Inc. provided Internet capabilities to the wireless companies owned by Telefonica S.A. in Brazil and Telesp Celular, a wireless operator covering the state of Sao Paulo. According …

Bad news hit the cdmaOne community last week as the South Korean government put a stop to cdmaOne handset subsidies and uncertainty lingered about China Unicom’s plans to deploy the …

Qualcomm Inc. garnered more support for its High Data Rate solution, announcing Samsung Electronics Ltd.’s support for the technology and technical trials with Japanese operator Nippon Idou Tsushin Corp. (IDO) …

WOODBURY, N.Y.-European Global System for Mobile communications wireless operator Telecom Italia Group selected Comverse Network Systems to provide systems enabling messaging services throughout TIM’s nationwide digital wireless network. Financial details …

NEW YORK-As a consultant, Phone.com Inc. is building a portal that British Telecommunications plc intends to offer by the end of June, and this arrangement points to an expanding suite …

Nextlink Communications Inc. said it is beginning field trials in Boston and Dallas of consecutive-point broadband wireless access technology that is expected to be used to extend Nextlink’s local fiber …

Wireless high-speed solutions didn’t garner much thought just a year ago. Qualcomm Inc. seemed to be the only company in the industry touting a high-speed megabit solution for the cdmaOne …

Canada Newbridge Networks Corp. said the holders of its common shares, options and warrants have approved the plan of arrangement involving its merger with Alcatel S.A. Before the merger can …

SAO PAULO, Brazil-BellSouth Corp. said it acquired 16.5 percent of the total capital of Brazilian cellular operator Tele Centro Oeste Cellular for $229 million, bringing the number of its Brazilian …

TOKYO-NTT DoCoMo Inc. announced it signed a memorandum of understanding with KPN Telecom, acquiring 15 percent of the voting rights in a newly formed holding company called KPN Mobile N.V. …

VIENNA, Austria-Motorola Inc. and Mobilkom Austria, a Global System for Mobile communications operator in Austria, signed a contract to implement a mobile data General Packet Radio Service network. According to …

BOSTON-Radio spectrum is scarce and becoming concentrated in the hands of fewer and more powerful players, according to a new report by Ovum, an independent research and consulting company. In …

Leap Wireless International Inc. is finding that selling off its international properties has become more beneficial to shareholders than operating them. Last week, Leap made a surprise announcement that it …

TOKYO-As expected, Japanese Code Division Multiple Access operator DDI Corp. plans to use cdma2000 technology in its third-generation network, several Japanese newspapers reported. DDI plans to launch third-generation services in …

They may be working closer these days, but make no mistake about it, the GSM Association, the CDMA Development Group and the Universal Wireless Communications Consortium remain strong competitors. All …

VoiceStream Wireless Corp. pronounced itself the fastest growing wireless company in the nation last week as it detailed its strategy for tying together former Omnipoint Corp. and Aerial Communications Inc. …